Most Powerful Passport Isn't American or British

Think Americans hold the most powerful passport on the planet? You're not even close, according to an index from a British immigration and citizenship firm. Henley & Partners' Visa Restrictions Index finds a German passport gives its holder visa-free access to 177 countries, more than any other passport. In fact, the German passport has held the title of the world's most powerful for three years in a row, reports Business Insider. The top 10:

1. Germany: 177 countries
2. Sweden: 176
3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, UK: 175
4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, US: 174
5. Austria, Japan, Singapore: 173
6. Canada, Ireland, South Korea, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland: 172
7. Greece, New Zealand: 171
8. Australia: 169
9. Malta: 168
10. Hungary, Czech Republic, Iceland: 167

Check out the full list, or see why you should renew your aging passport now. (More Germany stories.)